7a long narrow stiff leaf in which water loss is greatly reducedpine needles

8any slender sharp spine, such as the spine of a sea urchin

9any slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

10short for→
magnetic needle

11a crystal resembling a needle in shape

12a sharp pointed metal instrument used in engraving and etching

13anything long and pointed, such as an obeliska needle of light

14a short horizontal beam passed through a wall and supported on vertical posts to take the load of the upper part of the wall

15Informal

aanger or intense rivalry, esp. in a sporting encounter

b(as modifier)a needle match

16♦
have or get the needle (to)(Brit)informalto feel dislike, distaste, nervousness, or annoyance (for)she got the needle after he had refused her invitationvb

17trInformalto goad or provoke, as by constant criticism

18trto sew, embroider, or prick (fabric) with a needle

19tr(U.S.)to increase the alcoholic strength of (beer or other beverages)

20intr(of a substance) to form needle-shaped crystals(Old English nædl; related to Gothic nethla, German Nadel)

Adam's-needlena North American liliaceous plant, Yucca filamentosa, that has a tall woody stem, stiff pointed leaves, and large clusters of white flowers arranged in spikes. It is cultivated as an ornamental plantSee also→
Spanish bayonet

Cleopatra's Needleneither of two Egyptian obelisks, originally set up at Heliopolis about 1500 b.c.: one was moved to the Thames Embankment, London, in 1878, the other to Central Park, New York, in 1880

darning needlen

1a long needle with a large eye used for darning

2(U.S. and Canadian)a dialect name for a→
dragonfly

devil's darning needlena popular name for a→
dragonfly

dip needlena magnetized needle pivoted through its centre of gravity able to rotate freely in a vertical plane, used to determine the inclination of the earth's magnetic fieldSee also→
dip circle

electric needlena surgical instrument for cutting tissue by the application of a high-frequency current

ice needlen(Meteorol)one of many needle-like ice crystals that form cirrus clouds in clear cold weather

magnetic needlena slender magnetized rod used in certain instruments, such as the magnetic compass, for indicating the direction of a magnetic field

needle bearingn(Engineering)an antifriction roller bearing in which long rollers of very small diameter fill the race without a cage to provide spacers between them

needle exchangena centre where drug users can exchange used hypodermic syringes for new ones

needle flyna small stonefly of the genus Leuctra, whose rolled-up wings at rest give it a slender pointed appearance

needle timenthe limited time allocated by a radio channel to the broadcasting of music from records

needle valvena valve with a needle-like part that can be moved to control the flow of a fluid

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